Types of abortion

All patients undergoing any type of surgery should receive as much information as possible, including the information mandated by law and other health regulations detailing the procedures and their risks.  Women undergoing abortion are typically more vulnerable...

Abortions in Texas

Each year, the Vital Statistics Unit and the Center for Health Statistics coordinate their efforts to collect, enter, and edit vital statistics data for Texas . After the data is edited, staff members perform analyses and create tables on various topics to produce the...

Prenatal Development

The life of a baby begins, of course, long before birth.  Every new and unique human being begins his or her life at the moment of fertilization and, if not interrupted, will someday grow into an adult.  Following are some facts of our earliest days of life,...